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2026 Rankings

Sussex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 22 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Sussex County, New Jersey (New Jersey) includes 22 tracked ZIP codes and 26 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (63/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	1	100%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	76	12
Surface Water Treatment Rule	52	10
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	38	9
Revised Total Coliform Rule	33	7
Lead and Copper Rule	21	3
Total Coliform	20	5
Groundwater Rule	13	5
Lead	12	6

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0049 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 15 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
18% of housing built before 1950
43% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Branchville, NJ — 2 ZIP codes
Hamburg, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Hewitt, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Highland Lakes, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Ogdensburg, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Stockholm, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Sussex, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Vernon, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Allamuchy, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Andover, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Augusta, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Montague, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Glasser, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Greendell, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Hopatcong, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Johnsonburg, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Lafayette, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Layton, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Sparta, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Stanhope, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Tranquility, NJ — 1 ZIP code

All 22 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	07419	Hamburg	—	—	39
2	07421	Hewitt	—	—	—
3	07422	Highland Lakes	—	—	0
4	07439	Ogdensburg	—	—	9
5	07460	Stockholm	—	—	5
6	07461	Sussex	—	—	18
7	07462	Vernon	—	—	2
8	07821	Andover	—	—	84
9	07822	Augusta	—	—	16
10	07826	Branchville	—	—	16
11	07827	Montague	—	—	0
12	07843	Hopatcong	—	—	14
13	07848	Lafayette	—	—	34
14	07851	Layton	—	—	—
15	07871	Sparta	—	—	38
16	07874	Stanhope	—	—	53

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA

ZipCheckup. (2026). Sussex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 22 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/sussex-new-jersey/

BibTeX

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Sussex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 22 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/sussex-new-jersey/}
}

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